I Need a Man Like Putin

...don't we all really.

Anyway, if you watched the PBS Newshour tonight, you already saw this. But I had to put this on the blog. This is a really popular Russian pop song called "I Want Someone Like Putin." When I first saw this, it kind of struck me as Stalin-era cult of personality stuff updated for the 21st century. But then I remembered this sort of stuff from 2008 (seems to be a correlation between horrible songs and losing here). And don't forget to Crank that Mike Gravel!

Anyway, here's the video:



And the English lyrics:

My boyfriend is in trouble once again:
Got in a fight, got drunk on something nasty
I've had enough and I chased him away
And now I want a man like Putin

One like Putin, full of strength
One like Putin, who won't be a drunk
One like Putin, who wouldn't hurt me
One like Putin, who won't run away!

I've seen him on the news last night
He was telling us that the world has come to crossroads
With one like him, it's easy to be home and out
And now I want a man like Putin

One like Putin, full of strength
One like Putin, who won't be a drunk
One like Putin, who wouldn't hurt me
One like Putin, who won't run away!